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Cerence Operating Company
Cerence Operating Company's patent strategy shows a surprising shift away from its core "Speech Processing" category, which, despite comprising 67.8% of its portfolio, saw a significant 30.0% decline in 2025 and a further 64.3% drop so far in 2026. This is coupled with a dramatic decline in "Loudspeakers & Microphones" (down 71.4% in 2025 and 100.0% so far in 2026), suggesting a broader de-emphasis on hardware-related audio technologies, while emerging automotive categories like "Vehicle Powertrain Arrangement" saw a 100.0% growth in 2025, indicating a potential pivot towards integrated vehicle systems.
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87 US filings (since 2023) · 12 categories · 23 themes
Technologies for generating artificial speech that is personalized, context-aware, or adaptable to specific virtual agents or messaging campaigns, often utilizing text-to-speech (TTS) and audio caching for efficient delivery.
Methods and devices for actively managing the acoustic environment by identifying, mitigating, or masking unwanted sounds (noise) and shaping desired soundscapes.
Designing user interfaces and interaction methods specifically for mobile or wearable devices, enabling control of external systems, monitoring user states, or facilitating real-world transactions.
Techniques for enhancing, encoding, decoding, or separating speech and audio signals, often involving multi-microphone arrays, acoustic echo cancellation, beamforming, or advanced audio compression for improved clarity and quality.
AI systems designed to engage in natural language dialogue, maintain conversation state, understand user intent, and generate relevant responses, often across multiple communication channels or modalities.
Integration and control of electronic components within the vehicle, including power distribution, thermal management for integrated circuits, and advanced user interfaces such as voice assistants, often involving specialized housings or trim.
Applications of speech processing and artificial intelligence for medical diagnosis, therapeutic interventions, or accessibility solutions, particularly for conditions affecting speech production or hearing.
Methods and systems for identifying synthetic or manipulated speech (deepfake audio) using forensic analysis of audio features, such as breath patterns, vocoder signatures, or machine learning models to determine authenticity.
Application of neural networks and AI/ML models within hearing devices or audio systems to enhance, filter, or process audio signals for improved user experience, such as speech understanding or noise reduction.
Adjusting audio presentation parameters in real-time or based on user-specific profiles, environmental conditions, or content characteristics to optimize the listening experience.
Systems and methods for enhancing the safety of vulnerable road users (pedestrians, cyclists) by improving their detection, prediction, and precise localization relative to the vehicle, often leveraging communication technologies and specialized markers.
Technologies that enable automated or mobile device-controlled access to a vehicle, including keyless entry, remote functions, and power-assisted steps or pedals designed to facilitate easier ingress and egress.
Systems and methods for integrating and managing spatial audio within extended reality (XR), virtual reality (VR), or augmented reality (AR) environments, often involving dynamic audio source positioning, streaming, and synchronization with visual elements.
Techniques to improve the accuracy and robustness of Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) systems by incorporating contextual information, dynamic hint words, or customized machine learning models for specific domains or users.
Engineering solutions for optimizing the acoustic performance and mechanical stability of loudspeakers, including diaphragm materials, spider geometries, vibration suppression, and integration into other devices.
Utilizing vehicle lights for communication, warnings, or signaling to other vehicles, pedestrians, or external systems, beyond basic turn signals and brake lights.
Integrated systems for managing parking facilities, guiding vehicles to available spots, and providing notifications, often leveraging sensors, communication, and remote control.
Systems that monitor a vehicle operator's physiological state, attentiveness, or behavior using in-cabin sensors and machine learning to enhance safety or personalize vehicle functions.
Techniques for rendering, interacting with, and managing content within augmented or virtual reality environments, including spatial tracking, gaze interaction, and dynamic multi-application display management.
Signal processing techniques for multi-microphone systems to enhance desired audio signals and suppress noise or interference by spatially filtering sound sources, improving signal-to-noise ratio and channel separation.
Integration of advanced functionalities into headphones, earphones, or hearing aids, such as multi-device connectivity, health monitoring sensors, custom fitting mechanisms, and intelligent audio switching or control.
Techniques for generating, updating, and utilizing highly detailed digital maps that include lane-specific information, and for precisely determining a vehicle's position within these lanes, often using sensor data.
Techniques for efficiently representing, compressing, and decompressing spatial audio information, such as inter-channel phase/time differences, directional components, or higher-order ambisonics, for storage or transmission.
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Adaptive Speech Synthesis & Messaging